Throughout September, the Russian Federation updated its ‘enemies’ registry with residents of Crimea, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia
During September 2026, the occupying authorities added 15 civilians from temporarily seized regions of Ukraine to the Russian list of persons involved in ‘extremism or terrorism’. This was reported by Crimean Tatar Resource Center, according to the portal PromPolitInform.
The Russian punitive system continues to persecute civilians in the temporarily occupied territories on a massive scale, employing fabricated accusations. According to human rights defenders, this mechanism serves as a tool to intimidate the population and suppress any signs of resistance against the occupying authorities.
Geography of repression
The highest number of individuals added to the list in September was recorded in temporarily occupied Crimea, where the registry grew by 11 names, including eight men and three women. The majority of these people reside in the Simferopol district, Simferopol, Sevastopol, and other settlements on the peninsula.
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions
In addition to Crimeans, 4 residents from the mainland of Ukraine currently under occupation were added to the aforementioned registry. These include individuals from Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Tsiurupynsk. According to Zarema Barieva, names of civilians are added to these registers without any legal justification, effectively depriving them of the ability to defend themselves against systemic pressure.
Human rights defenders emphasize that such actions by the Kremlin must become a catalyst for increased international pressure and the imposition of new sanctions. The global community must recognize that those who delay implementing strict measures bear responsibility for the actions of occupation administrations, which are daily expanding their repressive machinery across captured Ukrainian lands.
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